Towering lotus

Okay, one of my lotus is now over five feet tall. I am really glad I put them in containers and not in my pond. My pond just is not big enough.

Nice :) What cultivar is it ?
I have them in pots in and out of the pond and have to agree ..
I prefer keeping them out of the pond .Ive sunk a few in bogs beside the pond and that seems the best method for me .
I had a large lotus jump the pot and its been allot of work trying to get that beauty OUT !

Teresa,your lotus can jump in my pond any day :)

Not sure. Silly me buried the names with the tubers and I dont want to dig looking for them

Done Christmas Cactus I'll add a runner to your package :)
I would'nt go digging around in those tubs either !
Please post pics when it blooms Rylaff :)
Teresa

Teresa,you are the greatest:)
Lisa,the leaves are beautiful,even without flowers.

Be careful!!! I had mine in a pot too. In one year they took over my pond and I could never find the tubers to get them out.

Hey CC , heed tortoisekeepes advice ! I have runners to share with everyone because I have to pull them out of the courtyard pond daily or they will take over ,no kidding ! If I dont share them they are just so much compost .
Id rather share :) but please pot yours out of the pond or it will try to take over the world !
Teresa

Tresamas

What kind do you have? I had to leave all of mine behind when I relocated from Louisiana to Tennessee. I have a small pond here and would like to put a lotus in a pot along side of the pond.

Betty

Drop me a dmail Tortoisekeeper :) Ive got nucifera speciosa runners everywhere ! it wont bloom this season but if the growing season is long enough ( HONESTLY I have no idea how long that is for any other zone ) it will the next .Ive had allot of sucess with runners .
here is a pic of a first day bloom
Teresa

Teresa,I have a pot waiting for the lotus :)
Thank you so much & thanks for the info.

Hey everyone :)
I had to show you all what turned up in my in my pink asiatic lotus this morning . Ive had this lotus for 4 years and its NEVER bloomed anything but deep pink the first morning .Take a look at this bud that just opened snowy white with a pink edge and light pink striations . It looks like a 3rd day bloom?!
TK your lotus runners go out Saturday :)
CC Yours too but I need your addy !
my first baby miami rose opened yesterday so I'll be sure to set one back for you :)

This is the third season for my lotus and it just keeps getting better. :-) This bloom stood about 36" over the water level and was about 13" in diameter. This image was on day one just as it began to unfold. Fully open for three days (closing in late afternoon for the night) and all petals dropped by mid-morning on day four. Here it is in past years http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/69016/index.html

Lovely blooms you all have posted !

Both are very pretty. I had Empress in Louisiana.

This message was edited Jul 7, 2006 7:18 PM